Friday, November 2, 2018

CBD: BFD Or NBD?

Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: CBD might be a scam, you don't have to wear a bicycle helmet and the only American supercar factory is in Oh​io.
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WHAT DO WE KNOW, ANYWAY?
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
We Don't Know Anything About CBD, And Other Facts
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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: CBD might be a scam, you don't have to wear a bicycle helmet and the only American supercar factory is in Oh​io.
HE WANTS TO DIE ON MARS
Elon Musk: The Recode interview
recode.net
Musk talks about his "excruciating" 2018, fighting with journalists on Twitter, why Tesla won't build an electric scooter and much more.
HOW THE WEST WAS FIXED
My Life Cleanse: One Month Inside LA's Cult Of Betterness
gq.com
In an effort to get in on the Southland's woo-woo, Rosecrans Baldwin tried everything he could for one month. And wound up in darker depths than he ever imagined.
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DARK PLACES
'IT STARTED TO CRACK EVERYTHING IN ME'
What It's Like To Grow Up In A Cult
marieclaire.com
In her new book, "To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence," Lisa Kohn describes her journey into and out of the infamous Unification Church.
BLACK HOLES: THEY'LL MESS YOU UP
WATCH: A Mind-Boggling Simulation Of The Supermassive Black Hole At The Center Of Our Galaxy
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Based on observations by the European Southern Observatory's GRAVITY instrument, this simulation shows gases swirling around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way — at just 30% the speed of light. It's "the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return."
EMPATHY FOR THE UNFORGIVABLE
What I Learned From Talking To Psychopaths
hazlitt.net
I lurked on the psychopath forum for three days before contacting anyone. It is, unsurprisingly, a scary place.
PAY 'EM, JEFF
Amazon Raises Minimum Pay For Everyone — Except These Workers
bloomberg.com
The gig economy is getting the Jeff Bezos treatment. Interviews with contract workers suggest the pay doesn't live up to promises.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
NOPE, WE'RE NOT CRYING (*VISIBLY CRYING*)
Baby Meets A Woman With The Same Limb Difference, Promptly Engulfs Her In A Big Hug
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These two found one another at a limb differences meetup in Florida, and we've melted into a big soupy puddle of emotions.
IN THE NEWS
The Final Season Of 'House Of Cards' Is Out Today, Without Kevin Spacey — Is It Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
US Added 250,000 Jobs In October
Biologists Have Started Their Attempt To Sequence The DNA Of Every Living Thing On Earth
The Very Dumb Men Behind The Mueller Accusation Plot Held A Very Dumb Press Conference. Here Are The Lowlights
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This Carry-On Cocktail Kit Is The Ultimate Travel Hack
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Skip the beverage cart and its subpar selections. This cocktail kit has everything you need to sail through security and mix an old fashioned in the air — including a fancy linen coaster. Cheers!
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How Does A Free Trip To Machu Picchu Sound?
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Digg is teaming up with some partners to send you on the adventure of a lifetime: a week in Peru exploring some of the most famous ruins in South America.
Is it just us or has this been the longest week? You're almost there, though.